02253cam a2200373 i 4500 1129991278 TxAuBib 20240123120000.0 230706s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063222052 hardcover 0063222051 hardcover TxAuBib rda Taylor, Bradley,. Dead Man's Hand / Bradley Taylor. First edition. New York, New York : HarperCollins, 2024. 450 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Pike Logan thrillers ; 18 "Pike Logan goes head-to-head with Putin's henchmen. To finally end the war between their nations, a rogue band of Ukranian partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia's military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian National Guard to root them out. It's a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO--by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs. After receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden, the United States sends Pike Logan to identify Petrov's target--only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin's agents and the Wolves. When the smoke clears, Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission, believing it just, until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences. For Putin is preparing a devastating activating the Dead Man's Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia's missiles in the event of his death.". 20240123. Logan, Pike (Fictitious character) Fiction. Intelligence officers Fiction. Assassins Fiction. Nuclear threshold (Strategy) Fiction. Adventure fiction. Suspense fiction. Russia Government Fiction. Thrillers (Fiction.) UNITED STATES Politics and government Fiction. Pike Logan thrillers ; 18.